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Finegold Lecture 2026 - Dr. Johnson Lecture on Academic Freedom: First Amendment Laws and Values

The Marcella L. Finegold Memorial Debate is held annually in honor of Marcella's memory. She was a graduate of Pitt's College of Arts & Sciences in 1937 and debated with the William Pitt Debating Union. Marcella was known for being a charming, witty speaker with a heart of gold and an appreciation for cultural diversity. She also served as a leader at Pitt and in the city of Pittsburgh. The aim of the debate series is to model healthy, accessible forms of argument so that we might diminish polarization in our communities and learn to argue in good faith with each other. Every six years, a new theme for the series of annual debates is selected. This year marked the second year of a series on "Freedom of Expression," with the topic selected by the committee being "Academic Freedom." Dr. Kevin Johnson, a leading scholar on freedom of expression and the First Amendment, provides a broad consideration of the dynamics at play in discourses about academic freedom and the First Amendment.